{"73380":{"#nid":"73380","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ross to participate in Georgia ports forum on December 2nd","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Catherine Ross, director of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, will take part in a panel discussion on the role that Savannah\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Port plays in Georgia and what the proposed Savannah Harbor Expansion Project means for Savannah, Atlanta and the rest of Georgia.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Atlanta\/Savannah Harbor Business Forum will be held on Thursday, December 2, 2010 from 7:30 a.m. \u00e2\u0080\u0022 9:00 a.m. at the Georgia World Congress Center (Sydney Marcus Auditorium).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Ports Authority, in partnership with the\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGeorgia World Congress Center, the Supply Chain Council of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Regional Business Coalition, the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, and Georgia Forward are hosting this panel discussion regarding the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). There is no charge to attend.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFeatured Speakers:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00e2-\u00aa Kasim Reed, Mayor of Atlanta, Ga.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00e2-\u00aa Curtis J. Foltz, Executive Director of the Georgia Ports Authority\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00e2-\u00aa Frank Blake, CEO of Home Depot\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00e2-\u00aa Chris Clark, President and CEO of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00e2-\u00aa Eric Joiner, Chairman of AJC International\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00e2-\u00aa Jeff Humphries, Director of Economic Forecasting Terry Business College\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00e2-\u00aa (other speakers to be confirmed)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nModerated by:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00e2-\u00aa Richard Warner, Business Correspondent at WAGA and CEO of What\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Up Interactive\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWelcome by:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00e2-\u00aa Alec Poitevint, Chairman of the Georgia Ports Authority Board\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRespondents:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00e2-\u00aa Tad Leithead, Chairman of Atlanta Regional Commission\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00e2-\u00aa Catherine L. Ross, Ph.D., Director of Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn Conclusion:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u00e2-\u00aa Sam Williams, President of Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERegistration:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nE-mail Chelsea Deedy at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:chelsea@newaboa.com\u0022\u003Echelsea@newaboa.com\u003C\/a\u003E or call 404.659.0919. Seating by reservation only.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Dr. Catherine Ross, director of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, will take part in a panel discussion on the role that Savannah\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Port plays in Georgia and what the proposed Savannah Harbor Expansion Project means for Savannah, Atlanta and the rest of Georgia.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tech professor joins Georgia executives to talk ports"}],"uid":"27160","created_gmt":"2010-11-12 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:42","author":"Michelle Marcus","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-11-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-11-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.atlantadowntown.com\/_files\/docs\/hbf_invite.pdf","title":"View Invitation"}],"groups":[{"id":"1260","name":"CQGRD - Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EMichelle Marcus\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECOA- CQGRD\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=mmarcus7\u0022\u003EContact Michelle Marcus\u003C\/a\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michelle.marcus@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}